It was back in April when Twitchy posted a thread by Arabic Al Aan TV reporter Jenan Moussa, who had found a cellphone in Syria filled with photos and videos of “ISIS widow” Omaima Abdi, who had married two of Germany’s “most known ISIS members.”
“Thousands of pics show she carries a gun, arms her child, and marries jihadist Deso Dogg,” Moussa tweeted.
It was assumed that Abdi was killed in Syria, but Moussa tracked her down and discovered her “quietly living” in Hamburg, Germany “as if nothing happened.”
That quiet life in Hamburg came to an end Monday when authorities arrested Abdi in Hamburg.
1- Five months after my exclusive story aired on @alaantv about #ISIS supporter Omaima A. and her lost Syrian phone, the German authorities have today arrested her in #Hamburg.
I recorded a short clip on the topic.@akhbar pic.twitter.com/IvRgpBZqSG
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) September 9, 2019
Here’s an excerpt from The Daily Mail’s report:
An ISIS widow of a German rapper turned ‘Goebbels’ of the caliphate, has been arrested in Hamburg, prosecutors revealed on Monday.
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[Her] phone contained 36GB of data including evidence that pointed towards her online recruitment of western females and pictures of with a rifle-wielding fighter from Luton who is known to have links to British hate preacher Anjem Choudary.
The mine of data also uncovered possible contact details in Syria for a teen ISIS bride from Lewisham in southeast London.
The Sunday Times said there was also evidence that Abdi was a pivotal member in an online propaganda circle dubbed ‘the Mumsnet for jihadi brides’.
The ‘Free Our Sisters’ group lauded female terrorists jailed in Britain and celebrated the anniversary of 9/11 by posting a picture of a cake decorated with two towers and the face of Osama bin Laden.
2/ ISIS supporter Omaima A. was yesterday arrested in the city of Hamburg, 5 months after my exclusive report on her lost telephone. Her arrest was big news in especially Germany.
https://t.co/5nQ1BGf94b@akhbar— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) September 10, 2019
3/ For those who don't speak German, google translate does miracles.https://t.co/WipRuNCWPx
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) September 10, 2019
4/ Here a video of the arrest of Omaima A. yesterday in Hamburg.
Video via @ndr.pic.twitter.com/BwOKQtOxEF
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) September 10, 2019
5/ In case you forgot the details about ISIS supporter Omaima A. and her lost telephone in Syria, do check out my exclusive report from mid April this year.
It has English subs. @akhbar https://t.co/3fv4hu82VK
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) September 10, 2019
And here’s a common complaint we find on journalist Twitter:
6/ Why is it difficult for some media to give proper credits in case of an exclusive story? Very annoying.
No this cellphone did not drop from the sky. It was obtained by Al Aan TV reporter Jenan Moussa.
And no, not "a Lebanese journalist" but Al Aan TV reporter Jenan Moussa. pic.twitter.com/OmUZemC9fF
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) September 10, 2019
7/ pffff. "The lost phone fell into hands of an Arabic journalist who passed it on to a Dubai-based TV channel who broadcast the findings."
Daily Mail, how difficult is it? "The phone was obtained by Jenan Moussa, a reporter for Dubai based Al Aan TV."https://t.co/W6Sfcb75s8
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) September 10, 2019
We’re happy to make sure Moussa gets the credit. Great work and about time.
Related:
Real Housewives of the ISIS Caliphate: Lost phone found in Syria leads journo to an ISIS widow now living in Hamburg, Germany https://t.co/GkuK7gOivJ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 16, 2019
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